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Hardeeville officer under investigation

Hardeeville police officer James Gordon is under investigation by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, SLED and the Hardeeville Police Department in regard to a Dec. 10 incident, according to Police Chief Richard Nagy.

The incident, according to a report filed with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, was between Gordon and an employee of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

The employee, Pamela McNair, stated in the incident report that she had received a phone call in which the male caller was verbally abusive and cursing at her. The caller would not identify himself, and told McNair that he would “deal with her when he gets to the DJJ office.”

Gordon arrived at the DJJ office less than five minutes later. The incident report said “after an exchange of words, McNair stated Officer Gordon reached in the window and snatched her right arm brutally through the window.”

According to the report, there are written witness statements in support of McNair regarding the incident, but there was no contact with Gordon by the JCSO.

Nagy said the incident was reported to the Hardeeville police on Dec. 11 by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident is under investigation by the Hardeeville police as a personnel matter — and by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and SLED as a third-degree assault and battery. The incident was originally reported to the Ridgeland Police Department, but was turned over to the Jasper Sheriff’s Office because Gordon is a former Ridgeland police officer. The sheriff’s office turned the investigation over to SLED.

“There’s nothing that we can comment on regarding this incident until all of the investigations are completed,” Nagy said.